Jimmy Dale Maxwell
_ 5301 Ringgold Rd.: Last Saturday an officer was approached by a woman in the parking lot of Walgreens. The woman explained to Officer John Perry that she was concerned about her son, Jimmy Dale Maxwell, 36, who was at her home on McBrien Road. The woman told police that Maxwell was having a “schizophrenic episode.” The woman further explained that her son had sustained head trauma three years ago and that he was currently in the front yard of the home speaking incoherently to no one. She was asking for medical attention for Maxwell.
According to a police report, when officers Perry and Cushman arrived they spoke with Maxwell, who was incoherent and “appeared agitated.” The report states that Maxwell told the officers that he hadn’t eaten or slept in days and that he had used methamphetamine four days ago.
Maxwell agreed to be transported to a hospital by EMS. During that time, the report states, dispatch advised the officers that Maxwell was wanted by the Hamilton County Sheriff’s Department.
The report states that Lt. Duncan rode with Maxwell in the back of the ambulance to the hospital. While en route, Lt. Duncan said that Maxwell told the paramedics to shoot him. Lt. Duncan said that Maxwell saw his (Duncan’s) pistol on his person and lunged for the gun. The report states a physical altercation ensued and Maxwell jumped out of the ambulance in the 5300 block of Greenbriar Road. Officer Cushman encountered Maxwell and told him to stop. The report states that Maxwell then Pushed Officer Cushman in the chest and began running away.
Officer Cushman caught Maxwell and physically restrained him, then Maxwell started kicking the police officer. Maxwell was restrained by officers and paramedics. All the while, the report states, Maxwell was “calling out to onlookers nearby yelling for help, asking them to call police and causing a disorder.”
Maxwell was placed in handcuffs and it took multiple firefighters and officers to get the man into the back of a police cruiser, where leg restraints were placed on the man.
During this time, the report states, Maxwell threw his head back striking Officer Perry in the right side of his head, leaving a visible bruise. In addition, Officer Perry sustained a cut on his right palm during the incident.
Once inside the cruiser, Maxwell began “violently striking against the side of the cruiser to such an extent that he damaged the left rear door and bent the door of out of place,” the report states.
Maxwell was taken to Erlanger Hospital where officers escorted him to a seclusion room where he continued to resist.
The report states that warrants will be taken out on Maxwell for Attempted Aggravated Assault, two counts of Assault on Police, Vandalism and Disorderly Conduct. He is currently being held in the Hamilton County Jail without bond.
